Xavier Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > if a program license restricts usage to e.g. non-commercial use only, > > will this (usually) disqualify a package from inclusion into non-free? > > DFSG (http://www.debian.org/social_contract.en.html) > 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor > The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a > specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program > from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research. > > As "must not" is clearly specified, I think such license would not fit the > DFSG (The Debian Free Software Guidelines), IMHO.
Sure this would not be DFSG compliant. But was asking about non-free, which is for non-DFSG-compliant software anyway. Thanks, Johannes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
